Fleet Knitting Club was founded 40 years ago. We meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 8pm in the St Johns Ambulance Hall, 85 Clarence Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3RS,UK. Visitors are welcome.

Saturday, August 06, 2011

The 2011 Challenge

Back in September 2010 at our AGM I told members about the challenge for the year. This time I had chosen custion covers. Usual rules applied i.e. that you could not buy anything for it, everything used had to come from your stash or be given to you by someone else from their stash.

The cushion with leaves has been knitted by Sylvia. on her knitting machine, including all the leaves.

Chris knitted this blue and white cushion. Handknitted of course, knitted from the centre out. The button in the middle is a great idea. Chris hadn't had time to finish the back, so this piece is pinned to a cushion pad. I bet she finishes it soon.

Liz knitted this cushion and entered it into the Guild of Machine Knitters competition this year. It wasn't a winner, but we all thought it looked really good. She knitted it on one ofher chunky machines.

Shirley knitted this aran style cushion cover. It is another one that is a front only, but hopefully a back will get knitted as it looks really good, and would complement any decor.

This cushion has been knitted by Marcia using very very large needles and a number of strands of yarn. It is quite hard to knit like this so you can only do a few rows at a time. But it gives a lovely effect. By using larger still needles and more yarn you can even knit your own floor covering.

This round cushion is good too. It's all garter stitch and is great fun.

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Challenges

No Challenge for 2018. Instead we will be asking you to knit for two Charities this year.

The first will be for the Friends of the Royal Marsden, Sutton Branch. We have supported them since 1998 and will continue to do so by sending them knitted items, and other new things that can be sold on their regular sales tables. These goodies will be delivered to the hospital at the beginning of December in time for Christmas.

A second more local charity will be chosen at the AGM in September. The collection of knitted items will be made at the July and delivered to them as soon as possible after that.